Tom wins Choctaw election run-off

On Wednesday, Aug. 11, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Election Board certified Joey Tom as winner of the District 7 seat of the Choctaw Nation Tribal Council. Tom garnered 52.26% of the vote over Adrian Johnico with 47.74%. The official results showed Tom with 660 votes to Johnico’s 603 of the 1,263 votes cast in the Run-Off Election held Aug. 7. In the General Election on July 10, ...